The Colony

The Colony 1964 Released

Directed by Philip Donnellan

Documentary · 57 min

 

The Colony 1964 Released

Directed by Philip Donnellan

Documentary · 57 min

 

A railwayman from St. Kitts, a bus conductor from Jamaica, a family of singers from Trinidad and a nurse from Barbados ... Philip Donnellan's Birmingham-based film gives a voice to West Indian immigrants who movingly describe their experiences of trying to integrate into a surprisingly unwelcoming ‘mother country’. Shot in 1964 the film provides an important snapshot of Britain in the early stages of momentous social change and first-generation Afro-Caribbean... see more
BBC,

A railwayman from St. Kitts, a bus conductor from Jamaica, a family of singers from Trinidad and a nurse from Barbados ... Philip Donnellan's Birmingham-based film gives a voice to West Indian immigrants who movingly describe their experiences of trying to integrate into a surprisingly unwelcoming ‘mother country’. Shot in 1964 the film provides an important snapshot of Britain in the early stages of momentous social change and first-generation Afro-Caribbean... see more
BBC,
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jun 16, 1964
COUNTRY
GB, US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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REVENUE
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